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ArticleJournal of environmental health science & engineering2021

Paramedical staff's knowledge, attitude, and performance about nosocomial infection controls at hospitals: A cross-sectional survey in Iran.

Zahra Soleimani, Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Masoumeh AbbasabadiArab, Mohammad Safari, Marziyeh Moradi, Mahdi Hadi, Mohammadreza Asgari, Ali Taherkhani, Alireza Mesdaghinia

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Zahra SoleimaniDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Mohammad MosadeghradDepartment of Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoumeh AbbasabadiArabNational Medical Emergency Organization, Ministry of Health, and Medical Education, Tehran, Tehran Iran.
Mohammad SafariDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marziyeh MoradiDepartment of Epidemiology & Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi HadiCenter for Water Quality Research (CWQR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza AsgariNursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Ali TaherkhaniDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza MesdaghiniaDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1305-9525

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backgroundNosocomial infections usually occur 48 hours after admission to the hospital or up to 72 hours after discharge from the hospital. They lead to an increase in mortality and health costs. The purpose of this study is to measure the knowledge, attitude, and performance of paramedical staff about nosocomial infection control. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran hospitals in 2019. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaires were distributed among 405 randomly selected paramedical staff at 25 hospitals in Tehran. The data were analyzed using SPSS18.

resultsThe mean scores of paramedical staff's knowledge, attitude, and performance in terms of nosocomial infection control were 11.2 ± 2.2 (good), 21.7 ± 3.7 (good), and 49.2 ± 9.4 (good) respectively. A statistically significant relationship was obtained between paramedical staff's work experience and type of hospital and their knowledge, attitude, and performance in terms of nosocomial infection control (P <0.05). In addition, a statistically significant relationship was found between gender, age, education, and, employment type and nosocomial infection control performance (P <0.05).

conclusionsThe knowledge, attitude, and performance of paramedical staff about nosocomial infections in Tehran hospitals were good. Education, continuous supervision, and provision of the necessary equipment are needed for improving the paramedical staff's knowledge, attitude, and performance in terms of nosocomial infections.

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AttitudeKnowledgeNosocomial infectionsParamedical staffPerformance

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